Companies operating online platforms, such as Google and Facebook, shouldn’t editorialize content posted by their users if they want to avoid carrying liability for it, according to a Commerce Department official.
When a social media company “shapes and controls its overall content according to a discernible viewpoint,” it shouldn’t be able to claim legal immunity, said Adam Candeub, acting assistant secretary of Commerce for communications and information, during an Aug. 24 panel discussion held by the Federalist Society.
